Petar Mitrovic is our Guest of Honor | 6th Edition 2025
Petar Mitrovic is a Swiss portrait photographer whose vision was shaped by a singular history: he comes from a country that no longer exists. This origin has instilled in him a profound curiosity for others and continues to guide his photographic journey. Named “Personality of the Year” in French-speaking Switzerland in 2020, he has gained international recognition by photographing celebrities on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, while pursuing an intimate and humanistic body of work focused on dignity and memory.
His artistic approach places encounter at the heart of portraiture: every face becomes a story, bearing witness to both personal experience and collective memory
Photographic Nights of Selma Festival
The Photographic Nights of Selma festival highlights photography as an art form and joins people from across the globe to share time together in a place with a rich history. Through the power of art, this festival is building bonds of friendship as it crosses a multitude of boundaries, and allows people to come together and better understand each other. The world is invited to enjoy this new, beautiful bridge, in Selma, Alabama.
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2025 poster by Petar Mitrovic
The poster for the 2025 Photographic Nights of Selma festival is now available! You can find it at Arts Revive and Foot Soldier Park. A complete creation by Petar Mitrovic, guest of honor at our 6th edition.
Spider Martin’s 2025 exhibition
Exhibition at Selma Times Journal Building1018 Water Ave, Selma, AL 36701 James "Spider" Martin (1939-2003), photojournalist at The Birmingham News, documented one of the most crucial moments in American civil rights history. In February 1965, he was sent to Marion,...
2025, 6th Edition Schedule is out !
The Selma Photographic Nights team is pleased to announce The Schedule 2025 is out ! Mark your calendars for the following dates from from October 31st to November 1st 2025 !